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Drive assistance apparatus

  • US 8,666,644 B2
  • Filed: 12/25/2008
  • Issued: 03/04/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drive assistance apparatus configured to execute a drive assistance control to assist driving a subject vehicle, the drive assistance apparatus comprising:

  • a sensor configured to detect a positional relationship between obstacles present in front of the subject vehicle and the subject vehicle itself;

    a communication device configured to acquire signal device information regarding signal devices on a traveling path of the subject vehicle; and

    a controller configured to set a threshold value for determining whether to execute the drive assistance control based on the signal device information and to execute the drive assistance control in response to the threshold value being exceeded,wherein;

    the signal device information includes switching information regarding a switching of a signal type; and

    the controller is configured to change the threshold value based on the switching information.

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